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A ban is an action taken in order to block an addressed machine from accessing a certain area of interest such as a forum to hinder an individual from being able to participate in games or forums usually by blocking one's IP address.
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''For information relating to banning players from servers, please see [[ban and exception lists]].''
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A ban is an action taken in order to block an addressed machine from accessing a certain area of interest, such as a forum, to hinder an individual's ability to participate in games or forums. This is usually done by testing all connections against a known blacklist of IP address.
  
 
==Possible Reasons for Banning==
 
==Possible Reasons for Banning==
An individual can be possibly banned due to one or more such actions as the following:  
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An address can be banned due to one or more such actions as the following:  
  
*Persistently harassing others
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* Persistently harassing others
*Using [[cheats]] in games
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* Using [[Cheating|cheats]] in games
*Spaming and/or trolling (posting irrelevent materials, acting up, exasperating other individuals continuously)
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* Spaming and/or trolling (posting irrelevent materials, acting up, exasperating other individuals continuously)
*Evading an already existing ban placed to block the same individual
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* Evading an already existing ban placed to block the same individual
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* Mounting offensive action (such as a [[DDoS]]) against any service
  
 
==Drawbacks==
 
==Drawbacks==
 
Bans are not always the best solution to ridding of an individual from a community or place of interest. There are some cons; most notably the following:  
 
Bans are not always the best solution to ridding of an individual from a community or place of interest. There are some cons; most notably the following:  
  
* A [[ban]] can only lock out a computer address, not the individual
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* A ban can only lock out a computer address, not the individual (the individual is still free to take advantage of the use of proxies and other computers)
 
* Long ban lists require much storage and maintenance
 
* Long ban lists require much storage and maintenance
  
Bans can yet be useful during certain instances as a means of discouragement and prevention from behaving in an agreeably unfavorable manner; most often when an individual is simply not abiding by any given guideline of some sort and/or is shaping an unpleasant atmosphere for others.
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Bans can yet be useful during certain instances as a means of discouragement of and prevention from behaving in an agreeably unfavorable manner; most often when an individual is simply not abiding by any crucial guideline of some sort and/or is shaping an unpleasant atmosphere for others.

Latest revision as of 17:30, 6 August 2008

For information relating to banning players from servers, please see ban and exception lists.

A ban is an action taken in order to block an addressed machine from accessing a certain area of interest, such as a forum, to hinder an individual's ability to participate in games or forums. This is usually done by testing all connections against a known blacklist of IP address.

Possible Reasons for Banning

An address can be banned due to one or more such actions as the following:

  • Persistently harassing others
  • Using cheats in games
  • Spaming and/or trolling (posting irrelevent materials, acting up, exasperating other individuals continuously)
  • Evading an already existing ban placed to block the same individual
  • Mounting offensive action (such as a DDoS) against any service

Drawbacks

Bans are not always the best solution to ridding of an individual from a community or place of interest. There are some cons; most notably the following:

  • A ban can only lock out a computer address, not the individual (the individual is still free to take advantage of the use of proxies and other computers)
  • Long ban lists require much storage and maintenance

Bans can yet be useful during certain instances as a means of discouragement of and prevention from behaving in an agreeably unfavorable manner; most often when an individual is simply not abiding by any crucial guideline of some sort and/or is shaping an unpleasant atmosphere for others.